Business Secretary Alok Sharma has tested negative for coronavirus, it was confirmed tonight, saving Boris Johnson and other senior ministers from a potential fortnight in quarantine. The Cabinet minister spent today in self-isolation and working from home after becoming visible ill in the Commons yesterday. If he had come down with the virus, Mr Johnson and … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has been placed in isolation having felt ill earlier today in the House of Commons chamber. He has been tested for Covid-19, a spokesperson confirmed. According to a statement from his department: ‘Secretary of State Alok Sharma began feeling unwell when in the chamber delivering the second reading of the Corporate … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma is isolating and being tested for coronavirus after falling ill in the Commons this afternoon By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 20:21 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 20:21 BST, 3 June 2020 Business Secretary Alok Sharma has been placed in isolation having felt ill earlier today in the House of … Read more
Dismal. Deluded. Deranged? Well, let’s not quite go that far but it was not good. Boris Johnson’s Downing Street press briefing last night made for uncomfortable viewing. The Prime Minister had yanked on his Sunday suiting to address the hoo-ha over his senior aide Dominic Cummings. He was a late call-up. We were originally due … Read more
Experts have warned a working coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to be ready this year as they told people not to have ‘false expectations’ after ministers said they are hoping to have 30 million doses for the UK by September. Both Oxford University and Imperial College London are working on vaccines with the former now having … Read more
The government will not vary the lifting of coronavirus lockdown by region, despite the R infection rate varying widely in different parts of the UK, the business minister confirmed today. Speaking at the latest Downing Street press conference, Alok Sharma said the government would be sticking with its national approach to the lockdown. The Secretary … Read more
Britain will get first access to a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca poised to make 30 million for the UK by September – if it works. Alok Sharma, the Business Secretary, today announced a deal has been done between the university and the company to manufacture the vaccine which … Read more
Businesses have begun revealing their plans to get workers back in office after the coronavirus lockdown is eventually lifted, with staff likely to face a string of restrictions such as working in isolation for social distancing. Companies are preparing for ministers to release a series of workplace guides going into ‘granular detail’ about the measures … Read more